Rio Sabinas Tree-Ring Chronology for Mexican Climate Reconstruction

Tree-ring width data from the Rio Sabinas region of Mexico, providing a climate proxy record. The chronology covers 521 years, from 476 to -45 calendar years before present. It was archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information and last updated in 1995.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past precipitation or drought indices using the tree-ring width time series.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree-ring chronology with instrumental records for the region.
• Analyze the frequency of extreme climate events in pre-Columbian Mexico from the multi-century record.
• Study the response of tree growth (ring width) to volcanic forcing events captured in the chronology.

Strengths

• Time series spans 521 calendar years, providing a multi-century climate record.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The dataset's last update was in 1995, indicating potential staleness in metadata or availability.
• Specific sample depth, measurement statistics, and site details are not provided in the basic description.

Provenance

Source

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Collection Method

Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

476 to -45 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Rio Sabinas region, Mexico.